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单词 grind
释义 grind
[graɪnd] verb transitive (ground, ground)
MAKE SMALLER 使变小
■to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces 碾碎;磨碎;把…磨成粉
to grind coffee磨咖啡豆
Shall I grind a little black pepper over your pizza?要不要我磨一点黑胡椒粉给你撒在比萨饼上?
They grind the grain into flour (= make flour by crushing grain) between two large stones.他们把谷粒放在两块大石头之间磨成粉。
[graɪnd] verb transitive (ground, ground)
RUB 摩擦
■to rub something against a hard surface, in order to make it sharper or smoother 磨;把…磨锋利;把…磨光
She has a set of chef's knives which she grinds every week.她有一套厨房用刀具,每个星期都把它们磨一次。
He ground down the sharp metal edges to make them smooth.他把尖利的金属边缘打磨平。
The car engine was making a strange grinding noise.汽车引擎发出一种奇怪的摩擦声音。
⇒ See also grindstone
grind your teeth
■to make a noise by rubbing your teeth together 把牙齿咬得嘎嘎响;出声地磨牙
She grinds her teeth in her sleep.她睡觉磨牙。
[graɪnd] verb transitive (ground, ground)
grind the faces of the poor UK literary
■Someone who grinds the faces of the poor, treats poor people very badly, often to get money from them. 欺压平民,搜刮民财
[graɪnd] verb transitive (ground, ground)
grind to a halt/standstill
■to stop slowly 慢慢停下来;逐渐陷入停顿
The car juddered and ground to a halt right in the middle of the road.汽车剧烈震动了一下, 然后慢慢停在马路正中间。
figurative If we don't do something soon, the industry could grind to a halt (= stop operating).如果我们不马上采取措施,工业可能会陷入瘫痪。
[graɪnd] verb transitive (ground, ground)
  Phrasal Verbs   grind sb down
■to treat someone so badly for such a long time that they are no longer able to fight back 长期欺压(某人),长时间虐待(某人),长久折磨(某人)(使其失去反抗能力)
Ground down by years of abuse, she did not have the confidence to leave him.多年来所受的虐待已经使她丧失了逃离他魔爪的信心。
[graɪnd] verb transitive (ground, ground)
  Phrasal Verbs   grind sth into sth
■to press something hard into something else using a twisting movement 将…用力挤压进…
Sara angrily ground her cigarette into the ashtray.萨拉愤怒地把手中的香烟按在烟灰缸里捻灭。
[graɪnd] verb transitive (ground, ground)
  Phrasal Verbs   [M] grind sth out
■to produce the same thing, especially a boring thing, again and again 重复地做,不断重复制造(尤指令人厌烦的事物)
The orchestra ground out the same tunes it has been playing for the last twenty years.这个管弦乐队演奏的曲子是它过去20年一直重复演奏的那老一套。
[graɪnd] noun only singular informal
■a difficult or boring activity which needs a lot of effort 令人厌倦的苦事;苦差事
Having to type up my handwritten work was a real grind.还要把手写的作业用打字机打出来,这让我叫苦连天。
The daily grind of looking after three children was wearing her down.每天照顾三个孩子,这个苦差事快把她累垮了。
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